myriades

\mi.ʁjad\

/\mi.ʁjad\/ noun

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The verdict

“myriades” is uncommon French (frequency #67,718 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,718
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de myriade.

Key facts for myriades
PropertyValue
Headwordmyriades
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.ʁjad\
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “myriades” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). myriades lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

myriades is uncommon French at frequency #67,718 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.ʁjad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de myriade.".

Zero misspellings are on record for myriades in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is myriades, spelled M-Y-R-I-A-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de myriade.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "myriades"?
"myriades" is spelled M-Y-R-I-A-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ʁjad\.
What does "myriades" mean?
As a noun, "myriades" means: Pluriel de myriade.
How do you pronounce "myriades"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "myriades" is \mi.ʁjad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "myriades" come from?
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Using “myriades”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-Y-R-I-A-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mi.ʁjad\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list